August, 2007

When I bought the Gtv it was already lowered, don’t know exactly how much but the rear suspension didn’t quite work the way it should, wasn’t stiff enough in my opinion and while driving on some bumps the tyres were rubbing rear wheel arches.
The solution to my problem was changing rear springs back to the original ones (back of the car is a bit higher now), new bump stops were installed also as the previous ones didn’t exist anymore :):):)
After the modification the ride is much better, I feel more confident that the back won’t start jumping too much, and the car seems to be more predictable… next step are the tyres which I’ve already selected… stay tuned :)

Last night Bella surprised me again, this time the battery was flat, even Rastas and his jumper cables didn’t help so I had to charge the battery over night. After few days of taking care of some other stuff I installed the battery again and started the car. Everything seemed to be ok but… when I stopped after a short ride I found out that the radiator fan is still running in 1st gear (very quietly) !! :) That was the cause of my problem. I had already scheduled a visit in the garage with my rear suspension modification and they solved the problem really easily – faulty relay…